To Henrietta Emma Darwin [14–21 April 1866]
Summary
Discusses some observations on, and the fertilisation of, Ophrys.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [14–21 Apr 1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5074 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … visited Mentone twice during her stay in France ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. …
- … Cannes around 10 May. See also letter from H. E. Darwin, [ c. 10 May 1866]. Emma Darwin …
- … Darwin, [6 April 1866] (DAR 219.9: 40), and letter from H. E. Darwin to G. H. Darwin, …
- … Elinor’s aunt, Julia Smith ( letter from H. E. Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [March 1866] ( …
From W. E. Darwin [5 and 8? April 1868]
Summary
Langstaff has seen no trace of blushing on the body.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 and 8 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 81; Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 34) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6149 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … between this letter, the letter from W. E. Darwin, 3 April 1868 ( Correspondence vol. …
- … see Correspondence vol. 16, letter from W. E. Darwin, [after 25 March 1868] and n. 6). CD …
- … example, Correspondence vol. 16, letter to W. E. Darwin, [15 March 1868] ). William was …
- … E Darwin I have ordered the clips to be sent you. Wednesday I have had to keep back this letter …
- … E. Darwin, [22? April 1868] ( ibid. ), and also by references throughout William’s letters …
From H. E. Darwin 21 March [1871]
Summary
Is delighted at the sale of Descent. What CD says about her help pleases her very much and the proposed gift as a memorial will be very precious to her. Is looking forward to seeing the family in London. Comments on a letter comparing CD's appearance to an ape. Is surprised CD has had no effect on Wallace: 'It seems to me his mind can’t be so clear as u used to think it'. Has worked out why she is dissatisfied with T. H. Huxley's essay ‘On the physical basis of life’ (T. H. Huxley 1869).
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7605F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … between this letter and the letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ( Correspondence vol. …
- … when she was in Cannes in 1870 ( letter from H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 3 March 1870 ( …
- … See Correspondence vol. 19, letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 and n. 3. Thomas Henry …
- … E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 . CD’s publisher John Murray had ordered a second printing of Descent . CD earned £1470 for the book; the cost of corrections was £128 (see Correspondence vol. 19, letter …
- … E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 and nn. 1 and 2). CD had offered Henrietta a gift to thank her for her extensive comments and corrections to Descent (see Correspondence vol. 19, letter …
- … E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Henrietta was staying with Edmund and Emily Caroline Langton (Lena) in Bournemouth (see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix VI). Cumberland Place, Regent’s Park, London was the home of Hensleigh and Frances Emma Elizabeth Wedgwood . CD and Emma stayed at Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house at 6 Queen Anne Street, London, from 1 to 5 April 1871 (see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix II)). In 1871, 1 April was a Saturday. CD had received a letter …
To W. E. Darwin [25 July 1863]
Summary
Relates events at Down;
asks WED to make some observations on Lythrum.
His present hobby-horse is tendrils.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [25 July 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 112 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4199 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … member of the Boraginaceae (see letter from W. E. Darwin, 4 May [1863] and n. 2). …
- … see Correspondence vol. 10, letters to W. E. Darwin, [25 October 1862] and 30 [October …
- … in the Boraginaceae (see letters to W. E. Darwin, [5 May 1863] and [10 May 1863] ). In …
- … and letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 October 1862 ). See also letter from W. E. Darwin, …
From W. E. Darwin 22 November [1867]
Summary
Thanks CD for £200 and discusses meeting in London at the beginning of December.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Nov [1867] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 26) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5692F |
Matches: 3 hits
To W. E. Darwin 20 May [1881]
Summary
Discusses his investments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 20 May [1881] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.590) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13167 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … between this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin, 7 May 1881 . William had suggested a …
- … States Funded Loan shares (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 4 May [1881] ). See letter from W. …
- … E. Darwin, 7 May 1881 and n. 2. The newspaper announcement has not been identified. CD’s bank was the Union Bank , Charing Cross Branch, London (see Correspondence vol. 5, letter …
To Francis Galton 13 December [1859]
Summary
Thanks FG for comments [on Origin].
Acknowledges error involving rhinoceros.
Thinks female fowls select victorious or most beautiful cock.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 13 Dec [1859] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2581 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Galton, 9 December 1859 . For Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s comments, see letter from E. …
- … Darwin, 23 November [1859] . Sexual selection was discussed in Origin , pp. 87–90. Galton’s notes were presumably in the section of the letter from Francis Galton, 9 December 1859 , that is now missing. See letter from E. …
From W. E. Darwin [19 February 1871]
Summary
Thanks CD for copy of Descent. Is considering running for School Board.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Feb 1871] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 39) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7489F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Emma Darwin, 28 February [1868] , and letter from W. E. Darwin, [7 April 1868] ). …
- … Your affect son | W E Darwin I enclose rather a funny letter from Sanford about pouting …
- … of a crying infant in 1868 (see Correspondence vol. 16, letter from W. E. Darwin to …
- … Darwin lived at 6 Queen Anne Street, London. CD and Emma stayed at Erasmus’s house from 23 February to 2 March 1871 ( Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix II). On William’s injury, see the letter from W. E. …
From J. T. Moggridge 10 May [1866]
Summary
Sends a box of orchids.
| Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 May [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 205 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5084 |
From W. E. Darwin 21 June [1866]
Summary
"It [Rhamnus catharticus?] is certainly a case of dimorphic become dioecious."
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 June [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 109: A80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5129 |
From John Scott 5 May [1864]
Summary
Encloses MS of his paper ["On individual sterility of Oncidium", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 8 (1865): 162–7].
His next will be on Passiflora, Disemma, and Tacsonia [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 8 (1865): 197–206].
When he receives proofs of his Primula paper he will add CD’s case about equal-styled cowslip.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 May [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 105 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4485 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … on Primula sinensis , see the letter from W. E. Darwin, [15 March 1864] , the letter …
- … from H. E. Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [16 March 1864] , and the letter from W. …
- … the memorandum from W. E. Darwin, [30 April 1864] and n. 2, the letter to Asa Gray, 13 …
- … E. Darwin, 22 March [1864] . After Scott left his position at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in March, CD offered to assist him financially (see letter …
From W. E. Darwin 1 December [1880]
Summary
Will soon manage to go to Beaulieu. Is glad the book is going off well. Is thinking of going to the Roman Villa at Brading on the Isle of Wight.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Dec [1880] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 84) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12880F |
From W. E. Darwin 5 March [1868]
Summary
Crying in babies.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Mar [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5981 |
To Dear Friend 2 January 1822
Summary
Erasmus Alvey Darwin is good tempered and their sisters have "not abused at all". Hopes the recipient will help "in looking out and washing the fossils out of the plate closet".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Friend |
| Date: | 2 Jan 1822 |
| Classmark: | DAR 271/1/1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1G |
From Charles and Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin [13 January 1861]
Summary
Two letters for WED at E. A. Darwin's. G. H. Darwin has been to dentist. Please collect and pay for GHD’s skates.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [13 Jan 1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 117 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3046F |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Two letters for WED at E. A. Darwin's. G. H. Darwin has been to dentist. Please collect …
- … H. Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [9 December 1860] (DAR 251: 2226), letters from Emma Darwin …
- … E. Darwin, [30 January 1861] (DAR 219.1: 36), [12 February 1861] (DAR 219.1: 37), and [20 February 1861] (DAR 219.1: 38), and Correspondence vol. 9, letter …
To Reginald Darwin 10 April [1879]
Summary
Research for Erasmus Darwin. CD has always thought there is one "golden rule" for biographers: "not to insert anything which … would interest only the members of the Family".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Reginald Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Apr [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 99 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11986 |
From E. A. Darwin 13 December [1878]
Summary
Very glad to hear Anthony Rich is leaving CD money "encouraging science in such a very practical manner".
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11790 |
To W. E. Darwin 5 February [1881]
Summary
Discusses investments.
The action of worms when drawing leaves into their burrows.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Feb [1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 175 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13037 |
To W. E. Darwin [5 May 1863]
Summary
Discusses dimorphic plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [5 May 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 110 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4140 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … between this letter and the letters from W. E. Darwin, 4 May [1863] and 8 May [1863] . …
- … III ), or to return directly to Down (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to W. E. …
- … also be gyno-dioecious. See also letter to W. E. Darwin, [10 May 1863] and n. 3. CD’s …
- … Darwin, [4 May 1863]). The Darwins stayed at Leith Hill Place from 6 to 13 May 1863 (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). William sent the specimens on 8 May 1863 (see letter from W. E. …
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